Cancer Biology Graduate Program, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
FEBS J. 2018 Jul;285(14):2626-2640. doi: 10.1111/febs.14505. Epub 2018 May 29.
Mcl-1 is a highly labile protein, subject to extensive post-translational regulation. This distinguishes Mcl-1 from other antiapoptotic proteins and necessitates further study to better understand how interactions with proapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins affect its regulation. One such protein, Bim, is known to stabilize Mcl-1, and Bim phosphorylation has been associated with increased Mcl-1 binding. Consequently, we investigated the potential impact of Bim phosphorylation on Mcl-1 stability. We found that Bim stabilizes and primes Mcl-1 in RPCI-WM1 cells and is constitutively phosphorylated. Additionally, introduction of several phospho-mimetic and unphosphosphorylateable Bim mutations resulted in altered Mcl-1 stability and distinct Bim binding to antiapoptotic proteins. These findings suggest Bim phosphorylation not only regulates Mcl-1 stability but also is a potential mechanism for enforcing Mcl-1 dependence.
Mcl-1 是一种高度不稳定的蛋白质,受到广泛的翻译后调节。这使其有别于其他抗凋亡蛋白,并需要进一步研究以更好地了解与促凋亡 Bcl-2 蛋白的相互作用如何影响其调节。一种这样的蛋白,Bim,已知可以稳定 Mcl-1,并且 Bim 的磷酸化已与增加的 Mcl-1 结合相关。因此,我们研究了 Bim 磷酸化对 Mcl-1 稳定性的潜在影响。我们发现 Bim 在 RPCI-WM1 细胞中稳定和激活 Mcl-1,并且是组成性磷酸化的。此外,引入几种磷酸模拟和非磷酸化 Bim 突变导致 Mcl-1 稳定性的改变以及抗凋亡蛋白与 Bim 的不同结合。这些发现表明 Bim 磷酸化不仅调节 Mcl-1 的稳定性,而且是强制依赖 Mcl-1 的潜在机制。